“It’s just legalized drug dealing. … The vast majority of people dancing their way into the dispensaries are potheads who want pot. The whole process, for the entire state, should be started over. There’s nothing in the law about dispensaries. Nothing.” - U-M anesthesiology professor and chronic pain doctor Daniel Berland, on the implementation of Michigan's medical marijuana law.

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“I want a high-quality industry where people are in it for the patients. Any one stupid person can destroy it for all of us.” - Ann Arbor medical marijuana advocate Charles Ream, on the implementation of Michigan's medical marijuana law.

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"This keeps it all out in the public record for us. If there are any Freedom of Information requests, this allows that everything is present and accounted for." - Ann Arbor City Council Member Marcia Higgins, on a new rule prohibiting council members from using their private email accounts to conduct city business.

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"Even though the profits would be sent out of state, the responsibility for major repairs and capital improvements would reside here in Ann Arbor. It's a win-lose proposition, and the people of Ann Arbor are on the wrong end of that deal." - Ann Arbor resident Lou Glorie, on the City Council’s decision to outsource city compost operations to New York-based WeCare Organics.

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“Politics aside, your opinion of the wars aside, our troops are fighting to the best of their abilities. This is just our little effort to put some of the spotlight on them.” - W4 County radio host Brian “Bubba” Cowan, on his annual efforts to visit U.S. soldiers.